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The History of the Longhorn-Texas A & M tradition – with comments from Larry Carlson
ByBilly Dale 06/25/202412/01/2025

Link below is the History of the Longhorn Texas A&M Rivalry Hosted by the Stark Center and Curator Kyle Martin. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fvideo%2Fsports%2Fexhibit-showcases-long-history-of-texas-vs-am%2Fvi-AA1RmbOd%3Focid%3Dsocialshare%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkfiOiVFG0c0sHW19Eu2bjLPgGATQhizgDQ0g94d5fqcpOpEB6LFqHtAol1J_aem_8l727Yc0CeayEQtSRaeZrw%23details&h=AT0P-3ky4rudk_RoYxaj2q3T3ieYJ-yUz5GUgpsHmmyMG8eIVFr3KYASwdJvqis-lYShQiCXEkdEHk-Fspq5Uni5JPOO29c6f_Q-XBarVn6M5aMHi7DhuuNb9tdF39YDgC9lSZv-_AmmIpyb3Q6F3O4vIyIyhj0z&__tn__=H-R&c[0]=AT2iCCWCXfoDo9-pAcbT1fYJxDefhDSMIN9yu7bgC3x3VrHwobctI-PYBE6EzPp2TwCFyIr3XXseDbgU9havD7Pqx_uldrn9J2bUoar0NGysrRvikNPlZV8SA9MoMcnovmQssFJh8kLk5QLl6XLYdRZTyUqQQhCaOcZtsl-RhQ As of 11/300/2024 the Longhorn records against A&M are as follows: PASSING: Chris Simms had 383 passing yards during a 43-17 win in 2000. RUSHING: Cedric Benson had 283 rushing yards during a 46-15 win in…

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1951-1956 Coach Ed Price football
ByBilly Dale 06/24/202409/28/2025

. Ed Price, the head coach of the football team in the 1930’s won 8 letters with the Longhorns and played on championship teams in football, basketball, and baseball. Coach Price chose to move from the T formation to the split T formation, which required a running quarterback. His goal was to run more and…

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1968-1970 30 straight wins and two national championships- Royal
ByBilly Dale 06/24/202410/21/2025

Humor interviews for the Royal years are in the link below.https://texasarchive.org/2016_01031 Three years after the above photo was taken, Lester (car accident) and Steinmark (cancer) had passed away. The Longhorns were 40-4-1 in 1968,69,70, AND 72 President Johnson said of DKR, “I am not a football fan, but I am a fan of people,…

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Swimming Men's History

2001-2015 Coach Reese swimming
ByBilly Dale 06/23/202404/16/2025

Coach Reese Record NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 15 NCAA RUNNER-UP FINISHES 13 TOP-3 NCAA FINISHES 35 TOP-10 NCAA FINISHES 42 Completed his 44th season at Texas (2021-22) Has led Texas to an NCAA-leading 15 national team titles, 13 NCAA runner-up finishes and 35 top-three finishes at the NCAA Championships 42 consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships…

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Swimming Women's History

1993-2015 Sterkel , Brackins, and Capitani- women swimming coaches
ByBilly Dale 06/23/202410/14/2025

1993-2006- COACH JILL STERKEL 1992-1993 Coach Jill Sterkel – 3rd at the NCAA meet Jill was an Olympian and assistant coach under Richard Quick and Mark Schubert. Jill says, “Last year was tough because of the Olympic Trials and then coming back two weeks later..” However, Jill did not plead poverty in 1993. This…

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1992-1997 John Mackovic- football
ByBilly Dale 06/22/202411/08/2025

The hiring of COACH JOHN MACKOVIC “Winds of Change” 1993 1991-1992 football (13).jpg Tim Layden writes in a Sports Illustrated article that says “Texas coach John Mackovic, a taciturn man,” spent his years at Texas “under the blade of a guillotine. “ Texas convened a committee to search for a new coach when…

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1998-2003 Mack Brown- football
ByBilly Dale 06/22/202411/25/2025

Houston lawyer Joe Jamail describes Mack Brown as “the closest thing we’ve had to Darrell Royal since Darrell Royal.” “TILLMAN HOLLOWAY AGREES WITH JOE JAMAIL Tillman Holloway shares his story with the TLSN readers, detailing his successful recruitment to Texas under Mack Brown. A recruiting process that led Tillman Holloway and many others to Texas…

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Golf History - Women

1993-2014 Coach Watkins and Richards women’s golf
ByBilly Dale 06/21/202411/14/2024

Women Golf 1994-2014 Susan Watkins played for Pat Weis from 1979 to 1981. She then served as Weis’ assistant from 1981 to 1992 before taking over the head coaching job in 1993. Susan was on the Longhorns’ tennis team in 1977, but a knee injury forced her to change her sport to golf. Starting…

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1937-1946 Coach Bible- football
ByBilly Dale 06/20/202411/22/2025

From 1893 to 1933, Texas football was consistently good, but by 1933, it was ugly. Texas had its first losing season. In 1936, the Horns were bottom dwellers in the SWC. Texas needed a football guru to turn the program around from the Chevigny debacle and found one in former Aggie and Nebraska coach D.X….

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The Rise and Fall of the Super Drum
ByBilly Dale 06/20/202401/08/2025

The Rise and Fall of the Super Drum Click on red “facebook” to see the final moments of the drum. Facebook Since 1977, almost 26 million people have visited the Super Drum. In 1980, after the passing of Frank Erwin, the Super Drum was renamed the “Frank Erwin Center.” Frank’s name never stuck on the…

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